THERESA NGOLIKA ORJI-ABADUA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The elections to the Kaduna State House of Assembly for the Zonkwa State Constituency of Kaduna State of Federal Republic of Nigeria held on the 14th day of April, 2007, took a dramatic turn when after the results had been announced, and, the 1st Appellant declared the winner of the said election, the 1st Respondent, who was a member of the 2nd Respondent, and the 2nd Respondent's candidate in the said election, together with the 2nd Respondent, who were not even members of the 2nd Appellant, filed an Election Petition on the 10th May, 2007, challenging the election of the 1st Appellant on the ground that he was disqualified to have participated at the election, thereby and seeking inter-alia, the following reliefs:
"1. The 1st Respondent was at the time of the election, not qualified to contest the election BECAUSE he was not a member of the 2nd Respondent and was not sponsored by the 2nd Respondent in the electio…